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The Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) is Australia’s peak Representative body for all segments of the Urban Development Industry. The institute has been representing the industry in Western Australia for more than 40 years.
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Subiaco shows signs of life as developments bring confidence after ‘super tough’ times
For the past few years, Subiaco’s main cultural strip has been on life support. The once-vibrant inner city hub’s shine was fading, with businesses feeling the brunt of the end of Western Australia’s mining boom,…
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October Land Report released
Over the weekend the October edition of the Land Report was published in The Weekend West and The Sunday Times and included included exclusive land market data and commentary from UDIA WA along with informative articles…
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Stamp duty rebates for off-the-plan buyers in WA
Off-the-plan apartment buyers will receive stamp duty relief, after the WA Government yesterday announced a stimulus package offering rebates of up to $50,000 on purchases in new developments. Read the full story here.
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Stamp duty changes, Keystart boost needed to lift WA housing sector out of its rut
It is no secret that WA’s residential property market has been struggling for the last five years. While the cost of housing has become slightly more affordable for some, tight credit conditions, unstable employment and…
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Premier: banks to blame for weak property market
Premier Mark McGowan believes an “overreaction” to the banking royal commission is preventing buyers from securing loans, contributing to the dire state of the WA property market. Read the full story in The West Australian here.
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Property groups form ‘unprecedented alliance’ to demand changes to fix real estate market
Major property industry players met senior McGowan Government ministers Wednesday to plead their case for a sweeping stimulus package aimed at breathing life into the WA’s stagnant housing market. To read the full story from The…
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Space to flourish
The West Australian The creation of excellence in retirement and aged-care living has been rewarded at the UDIA awards. Lisa Holland-McNair reports. Four years ago Hames Sharley was set the task by Adventist Residential Care…
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Culture connection
The West Australian Lisa Holland-McNair continues her series on the winners of the 2019 UDIA Awards for Excellence with an urban renewal project in the Kimberley. Chinatown has again become the heart and soul of…
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The missing middle and dumb density
The West Australian Opinion Piece by UDIA WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck For decades we have been building for the traditional, nuclear family of two adults and two children — and back in 2002 an extra…